Entertainment: Is this how you play music?!

Chapter 472 A Desert Concert with a Thousand Bands!

"Go ahead, and while you're at it, get things sorted out for your solo concert. You just won an award, so you need to make the most of the buzz."

Li Can smiled and patted Chen Gang on the shoulder.

His face was filled with the words "Dad is doing this for your own good."

"While you're at it, ask Lao Wang to arrange your upcoming concert schedule. World tours are exhausting."

Chen Gang nodded.

The concerts following the awards are very important. In addition to the support of the Moscow competition organizing committee, they naturally provide musicians with a wider range of top-level promotion, including a series of commercial activities.

Looking globally is for a larger market and a bigger stage.

Even from Xingmei's perspective, there's absolutely no need to lock Chen Gang at home; on the contrary, they would provide further support.

We're going to do it anyway.

It seems that it wouldn't be a big problem for Li Can to go and talk to Huanqiu about the agency.

However, Chen Gang overlooked one thing—the others also had their own concerts to hold, but they had no work.

A decision needs to be made.

Li Can openly quit his job to focus all his energy on helping Winnie practice the piano and studying the upcoming concert schedule.

This naturally includes the selection of music for the concert.

Winning a gold medal in an international competition often signifies a true "debut" for a performer.

But Winnie's steps were clearly a bit messed up; she became famous before she debuted.

However, regardless of fame.

I definitely still need a truly personal performance album.

Not just Winnie, but in fact, Li Can was the one who planned the classical performance album for all the band members and their individual works.

Strike a heavy blow.

There are even versions of the same piece of music on different instruments.

For example, the Moonlight Sonata for piano and classical guitar, and the Nocturne in E-flat major.

And Li Can.

They compiled all the albums and works of the brothers into a collection.

They said they made money from two rounds of productions with just one.

"Ugh, I'm exhausted."

Winnie, who had been practicing for three hours without stopping, finally stopped.

He put down the guitar, stretched, sat back on the piano bench, and sprawled out on the piano behind him without any regard for his image.

burnt out.

Fingerstyle guitar hurts your hands, folk guitar hurts your throat, electric guitar hurts your electricity bill, so what about classical guitar?

My whole body aches.

Winnie's personality is more suited to electric guitar because it's fun, but she's actually best at classical guitar. However, the strict posture and stance requirements are something she'll always find difficult to adapt to, even if she's used to them.

The episode that people with ADHD hate the most.

Seeing that Winnie seemed to have completely lost her energy, Li Can smiled, stood up unhurriedly, took out a large glass bottle and a glass from the refrigerator's crisper drawer, and leisurely poured half a glass.

Winnie's gaze was instantly drawn to it, her eyes filled with pure longing.

Would you like some bottled water?

"Come!"

Winnie unleashed astonishing power from her waist, even launching herself forward.

I took the glass, which was half-filled with clear, transparent liquid, and swirled it gently.

ton.

"hiss"

Vodka is pure alcohol diluted with water; the only differences are how much water is added and whether or not a lemon slice is used as a grater.

With great force, bricks flew, and he quickly went from being sober to slightly tipsy.

After replenishing her energy with the essence of the grains, Winnie felt her vitality return. She hooked her arm around Li Can's shoulder and chuckled.

"Right now, I just want to finish the concert as soon as possible, and then have a real rock performance."

Winnie was telling the truth.

What could be more rock and roll than a performance by thousands of people, with a guaranteed audience of hundreds of thousands?
To have accomplished something so significant in this life is truly fulfilling.

"There's still a lot to do, girl, don't rush."

Li Can pursed his lips.

It sounds really cool, but it's fucking hard to do.

At least the location itself is a bit unsettling.

Indoor facilities are definitely out of the question, but there are enough outdoor spaces. However, we need to consider the infrastructure. Fortunately, it is much more suitable to do these things in Xia Country than to go to other places. The strength of infrastructure construction and the extent of infrastructure development are not even in the same league.

But what about visas?

If a large number of foreign fans flood in, how can we guarantee their quality?
What if some foreign fans, instead of adapting to local customs, actually do something like taking a dump on the spot, as is common at large Western music festivals?
It's hard to imagine what the consequences will be.

It is definitely necessary to consider all sorts of issues in advance.

Do you think a national forest park or a desert is better?

"If you ask me, it's definitely the desert. It can release more people, and the fire prevention pressure is not so great. Fireworks can be set off against the backdrop of the desert. On the contrary, in the forest park, you have to be careful of foreign smokers."

"We were so focused on the overseas drug users that we almost forgot about the smokers."

Li Can patted his forehead and muttered a complaint to himself.

Chun Chun has been living in Xia Guo for too long, and sometimes she does forget how outrageous foreign music festivals can be.

Although this is a concert, not a music festival, the number of attendees at a single event is basically the same as, or even exceeds, that of some large music festivals.

“Ni’er, you may have to run around doing all the concerts by yourself. It may seem like there’s not much work going on for the next while, but you could actually be exhausted.”

Upon hearing this, Winnie promptly gave an OK sign.

"No problem, just remember to add it before you leave and after you come back."

"what?"

"black."

"Um"

"red."

"Done!"

As Li Can said, the preliminary preparations were too complicated to be done by himself alone.

And in many matters, neither Star Media Entertainment nor Tencent can help with the arrangements.

Because finding the right people still requires saving face, in the music industry both domestically and internationally, for guests who demand both quality and quantity, Li Can's influence is indeed greater than that of Star Media Entertainment and Tencent.

In the following period, Li Can used all the connections he had accumulated over the years and mobilized all his resources to make a call to action.

Use fewer resources to help more.

First, mobilize friends abroad such as Okali, Metal Storm, Henry, and Cassius, and then further expand through their connections.

Of course, there's not much need to initiate anything after that.

A legendary band is going to put on a legendary show, what does that have to do with me?
Take me along?
Not going would be stupid.

domestic?

Domestically, there was no need to mobilize; all that was needed was to send a message to CTB's lead singer, Ge Jianxiong, and he immediately started getting excited, acting as if he would come to the company and cause a scene if they didn't include his band.

They ran around trying to get well-known domestic bands to follow suit.

As for the process, there was basically no process.

Let's not talk about sharing the stage with DP or the copyright of the works being made available to all supporting guests within a year.

I heard that the DP band is going to put on a really big show, something really extravagant, and they need my help. So, should I go or not? That's become a multiple-choice question.

[A large crowd isn't scary; it's embarrassing if someone doesn't go. If you didn't go, does that mean you're not qualified?!]

All crazy.

The information was kept very confidential.

But the shock was considerable.

Almost everyone's reply was the same.

"Just let me know in advance, and we can make time by arranging our schedules."

"Just kidding. It's okay if you don't tell me beforehand. I'm available anytime."

Regarding the guests...

Li Can only spent six days making contacts and then waited for ten days.

Things had already gone somewhat beyond expectations.

My plan is to have a performance for a thousand people.

but.

Now comes the problem.

"Damn it, how did the thousand guest performers become a thousand bands?" Li Can was truly dumbfounded.

A performance with a thousand people and a band with a thousand members are completely different concepts.

After the project was finalized, eighty people from Star Media Entertainment's business department were urgently transferred, but they still experienced hellish overtime work. When the final statistics were determined, Li Can and Wang Yongchang were speechless.

Both of them fell silent.

"2386 people have given a definite answer? And another 2620 people have given a definite answer but are unsure of when? If the spread hadn't been stopped urgently, would the number have increased further?"

"It's only been a few days? Is this even human language? With so many guest performers, Li Can, are you trying to fly to the moon?!"

Wang Yongchang has been confirmed.

People can actually laugh when they're completely speechless.

What does this number mean?
A trip.

With this number of people, if there were any other spectators, they would definitely rebel.

"That's a bit too much. There are too many people. We can't take this many. We can't add any more."

"You're still thinking of adding more? What the hell are you doing with your potions?"

Wang Yongchang was on the verge of a breakdown.

If you didn't know better, you'd think it was the audience count.

Who would have thought that the number of performers would be so high?

"I have faith in our infrastructure construction and personnel deployment capabilities!"

Li Can blushed.

Fortunately, I was cautious and instinctively hit the brakes at the last minute, playing it safe.

If a misjudgment is made, who knows how many people it will attract?

"Think positively, Uncle Wang. At least we definitely don't have to worry about the cast and crew."

"Go to hell, you're the boss."

Old Wang's face turned ashen.

They just want to take advantage of you and destroy you.

The original plan was for a performance with a thousand people, but to be on the safe side, Lao Wang accompanied the entire performance and increased the number of staff in the newly formed business department to eighty.

Unexpectedly, the system, which was supposed to accommodate eighty people, was still nearly overwhelmed by the massive amount of data.

The staff at the company cafeteria upstairs are getting overtime pay too, and they're working overtime so much that they're getting paid as well. Where can I complain about this?

"I always thought you had a good idea of ​​DP's current influence and your own appeal, but now it seems you don't. Can you please go easy on me in the future? I'm getting old and can't take this kind of provocation from you."

Li Can's face turned even redder.

He scratched his head, his tone slightly guilty.

"I'm sorry, Lao Wang, I'm really sorry. I just don't dare to show off, right? Be humble."

"Seriously, are you being modest? Is this where you should be humble? Can't you at least show off a little when you need to? What's wrong with being a little arrogant when you need to be?!"

Old Wang was stunned as soon as he finished speaking.

I feel like something's nine-tenths off; it seems very abstract.

"What are you talking about?"

Li Can's voice came through.

Old Wang also began to question the meaning of life.

Yeah, what the hell am I even saying?

Should we add more?

Old Wang looked at Li Can with a sour face.

Li Can chuckled awkwardly.

"No more, no more, that's enough, that's enough."

"."

Old Wang nodded, said nothing, and went to get to work.

Li Can felt extremely guilty.

"Old Wang, you've suffered. How about I get you a glass of the water of life?"

"Brother Can, my dear Brother Can, I hope you can contact Tencent Music as soon as possible and ask them to share some of the costs. We still need to discuss venues, facility construction, mobilization, and maintenance. I can't do it all by myself!"

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Li Can quickly left Lao Wang's office.

He took out his phone and called Mr. Li from Tencent.

"Mr. Li, the big project I told you about before, it's been finalized. Can you lend a hand?"

"So fast?!"

Mr. Li was somewhat surprised.

I originally thought Li Can would need a long time to plan, but I didn't expect it to be finalized so quickly.

“That’s great, Brother Can, please tell me.”

President Li did not believe that this was an idea that Li Can had on a whim.

It's fast, too.

Others might be seen as naive, immature, reckless, or lacking in consideration.

But this is Li Can.

Li Can is fast because he is decisive, efficient, and has strong execution capabilities!
"I plan to put on a giant concert."

"concert?"

Mr. Li was stunned, somewhat speechless.

I thought it was something big, but it turned out to be just a concert.

He just asked instinctively.

How huge?

"The number of performers may be between three and five thousand, and the audience is guaranteed to start at 150,000. If possible, we will try to break the world record."

Li Can paused, then added.

"This is the number of people who sold tickets inside the venue. We haven't estimated the number of people outside, but there will definitely be facilities outside, so the number of people should be quite high."

"You mean Duo Shao?!"

Mr. Li jumped up from his seat.

My head is buzzing.

The performance involved three to five thousand people, with 150,000 spectators inside the venue, not counting those outside.

Is this even human language?
"That's roughly it."

Li Can repeated it again.

Upon receiving the news, President Li nearly fainted.

Even Mr. Li, the CEO of Tencent Music, didn't dare to imagine such an outrageous extravagance.

But upon closer inspection, is this really so outrageous?

Can DP really attract that many viewers?

That's incredible; that number is even a bit conservative.

Let alone overseas fans.

However, within China, those willing to come are truly numerous, coming by vote.

The desire to watch a spectacle is ingrained in people's DNA; even if it costs money, a significant number of people wouldn't refuse.

No wonder Li Can asked for a favor.

With this number of people, we definitely need to help.

Mr. Li immediately understood Li Can's intention; it was definitely related to aspects such as venue, organization, equipment, and internet promotion and publicity.

While still thinking, President Li heard Li Can continue speaking.

"Oh, there's one more thing I need to tell you, but you absolutely mustn't tell anyone else, especially not Chen Gang or Zhao Ze."

"what?"

"Lin Feng and I plan to announce our engagements or marriages at the concert."

"Fuck!!"

In just a moment, Mr. Li's scalp began to tingle.

You don't need much information, just listen to these few sentences.

Mr. Li could already imagine how explosive the scene would be at that time.

After pausing for a moment, President Li decided to report to headquarters and provide full support.

Even for Tencent, this project is enormous.

"Mr. Li, are you playing this high-stakes game?!"

(End of this chapter)